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Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

Good Morning Everyone,
My name is Ken, I am a 76 year old male diabetic happily married fr 54 years and living on the south coast of West Sussex.
I am not very fit but enjoy watching sports on tv and gardening in my very small garden
I have trouble maintaining a healthy diet as I have gallbladder problems and need to limit fat as well as sugar
I have 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren
We are not well off but have a small private pension and live reasonably comfortably in a small bungalow near the sea
 
- What is your name?
Kimmie McGinn

- How old are you?
63

- Are you male or female?
Female

- Which country are you from?
United States

- Which city/area do you live in?
Garden Grove, California

- Are you religious?
No

- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Funny, Loving, nice

- Do you have any pets?
Yes, 2 dogs Brody and Charlie..Adopted Charlie recently after the passing of friend Teddy, 4 flame point Siamese cats, 1 bird named Monkey

- Microsoft or Apple?
Microsoft

- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
tennis, Tap Dance

- Do you get angry easily?
Not easily

- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
None

- List your five favorite musicians/bands.
Apocalyptica, Brooks and Dunn and the like, Neil Young, Queen, Lynard Skynard

- What would you say your favourite music genre is?
Beautiful music, funk and rock anything that makes me move

- What is your favourite flag?
American, although there are many beautiful flags

- Ever gone camping?
yes, grew up going camping every summer to Panquatch Lake, Utah

- Ever been in love?
Yes

- Ever used fake tan?
Yes, every year

- Which countries have you visited?
Canada
- Favourite city?
Too many to list

- List your five favourite TV programmes.
I love Lucy, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Dog the bounty hunter, All wildlife/Oceanic programs, documentaries

- List your five favourite films
Gone with the Wind, Braveheart, Dinner in America
.
- Are you wealthy?
No, but generous

- Do you work? If so, as what?
I worked as a Horticulture consultant/technician for over 28 years until 2022 after accident. House Management

- List the subjects you study/have studied.
Plants, landscape, cosmetology, Architecture, animals and behavior, beds, diabetes

- What do you like most about yourself?
Treat people kind, spontaneous, Smiles a lot, respectful, the gap between my teeth, being a mother and grandma

- What do you like least about you
Always running late, drive too fast, spend too much money ​
 
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Hi everyone, my name is Kimmie and I have type 2 diabetes. I never worried about it and never had symptoms I didn't pay attention to what blood sugars were I was so physical with work and home life. Had a bad accident at work suffering a spinal cord injury, facial trauma, loss of teeth. Every since I have had trouble. So much so that I am being sent for an MRI of pituitary gland with possibility of having acromegaly. How could this happen? I feel so sad and hopeless. Hoping to find support and light at the end of the tunnel. I should mention that I've been prescribed insulin injection 25, (4 )500 er, metformin, farixga and Trajenta.
 
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hey i just wanna introduce myself here, have no question for now.
Alex 28 diabetes type 1 tryin to stay positive!!
will be gladly part of your community
 
Hi all, diagnosed yesterday with diabetes but they are still waiting for further tests results to determine if it's type 1 or 2...my Hba1c is 12.1% (109mmol)
Testing before and every meal...not gone below 14.0 yet. On medication.
- What is your name? Dianne
- How old are you? 52
- Are you male or female? Female
- Which country are you from? Scotland
- Which city/area do you live in? Royal Deeside
- Are you religious? No
- Pick three words to describe your personality. Quirky, fun, kind
- Do you have any pets? Yes, one horse
- Microsoft or Apple? Microsoft (sorry apple lovers!)
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? I walk...I like to call that a sport!! And obviously horsey riding!
- Do you get angry easily? No
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? I have a tattoo on my left shoulder of my heart in the stars (my my son who passed 24 years ago) and I have my ears pierced
- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Oh me...this is difficult! Metallica, Foo Fighters, AC/DC
- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Erm...see above
- What is your favourite flag? The saltire!
- Ever gone camping? Yep...once..says it all really...
- Ever been in love? Yes and still am with my hubster
- Ever used fake tan? Yeah...tangoed!
- Which countries have you visited? Spain, Prague Cyprus, Egypt.
- Favourite city? Edinburgh
- List your five favourite TV programmes...don't have a favourite
- List your five favourite films. Not in order - Ferris buellers day off, The terminal, Christmas vacation, young guns 2, Cast Away
- Are you wealthy? See below question.....
- Do you work? If so, as what? Dental nurse! Yes I use the sucker thingy!!
- List the subjects you study/have studied....too long ago to remember!
- What do you like most about yourself? I'm honest
- What do you like least about yourself? I have diabetes....

I have a lot to learn about diabetes even though my best friend since primary school has had type 1 since 5 years old and I've seen her go through it all.

I am walking every day and plan on doing the Kiltwalk in June! I did the 28 mile challenge in February for SANDS, I am determined to lose the weight that I put on from comfort eating after losing my son.
 
 
My name is Alan, and I am 77 years old, and live in South Yorkshire.
I was diagnosed with type1 diabetes in 2013, which came as something of a surprise.
I was put on to a regime of insulin injections, and have been on food management courses, as well as Dafne.
Having accepted my situation, I determined to undestand and manage as well as I could.
My insulin uasage is very low, and I only take 12 units of background once a day at 21.00
I carb count for quick-acting insulin, and I dose at 50% ratio.
My time in range is over 95%.
I manage my blood sugars through a low carb intake, plenty of exercise, and a reasonable alcohol intake (contrary to medical advice)

After 12 years of insulin management, medical preofessionals from other disciplines, renal, heart, etc, are now suggesting I am Type2, and not Type1. However, it has proved impossible to get at anyone to consider the wrong diagnosis, and change my diabetes management plan.

I have a University degree, back from when the world was black and white, and I became a Chartered Engineer.
I am now retired, and I spend substantial time gardening, and walking the dog.
I have played sport in the past to a reasonable standard - football, rugby, squash, and golf, although now I am progressing to the idle.
 
Hi, I do not have Diabetes myself (yet) despite being very overweight due to arthritis in both knees and lack of mobility. BUT I do look after my husband who has type 2 diabetes. He has never been overweight (before or after his diagnosis). Diet and weight loss injections won't help him. However, despite medication he struggles to keep his blood sugar under control and as a consequence his food choices have become less and less and boring. Breakfast is an important meal for him, but even brown bread, brown pitta or German pumpernickel bread spikes his sugar. Without bread, cereal or even porridge, he struggles with having mainly eggs or greek yogurt and never feels satiated. Does anyone else know how I can make his breakfast more exciting and fill him up? Thank you.
 
Hi @Polarbearsrock and husband,

Welcome to the forum.
You'll likely get more answers if you start a new thread with your questions, this is mainly a place where people introduce themselves.

And in answer to your question: does he like bacon and eggs without the bread? Very filling, and very unlikely to spike his blood glucose.
There are various types of lower carb breads available as well, if he feels a slice of bread is part of breakfast.
Typical dinner food can be breakfast too: steak, mushrooms, veggies with or without cream or cheese...

Somehing to be aware of if changing dietary habits are his medications. You say he's on tablets but you don't specify what they are. Some tablets can cause hypos (low BG), especially when suddenly eating far less carbs than usual. No problem if he's on metformin only, but it might be something to watch out for if he's on other types of medication, like gliclazide.
You might like to have a read of this, written by one of our members: https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html
 
Hi thank you for letting me join. My name is Lucy, I’m [emoji6
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children & step mum to
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Hi @LucyLou55 , welcome to the forum If you are wondering why you have those numbers pop up in your post it may be because you are using the DCUK app. The app is in the process of bring updated. You may wish to access the DCUK site through your browser - www.diabetes.co.uk

Edited the typo in web site address
 
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Include a photo here if you wish to.
- What is your name?
Dan
- How old are you?
40
- Are you male or female?
Male
- Which country are you from?
England
- Which city/area do you live in?
Nottinghamshire
- Are you religious?
Not in the slightest bit
- Pick three words to describe your personality.
Quiet, nerdy, curious
- Do you have any pets?
Two cats and a 5ft Aquarium with lots of tropical fish in it
- Microsoft or Apple?
Use both
- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play?
Swimming
- Do you get angry easily?
no
- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where?
Yes, two on my right hand/lower arm
- Ever been in love?
I have a fiancé called Paul
- Ever used fake tan?
Nope
- Which countries have you visited?
Too many to list
- Favourite city?
Orlando
- Are you wealthy?
Far from it
- Do you work? If so, as what?
Technical Support for small energy company
 
 
@Jim Baxter , the weather is getting right again for those who like a leasurely sail in good weather, go out!
After many years of working on sailing ships, I'm now trying to choose my weather and only sail when my coffee won't get blown out of my mug (although I do love sailing in winter in very light weather).
Have you seen this duet by Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan? I love them both, but as soon as Dylan starts the second verse it's goosebumps for me, they're leagues apart:
 
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